Is Married Priests the Answer? this column reflects on my own experience as a married priest and wonders whether a change in the mandatory celibacy rule might help

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2 Comments

I would favor the option of a married priesthood…. As for the economics problem, I agree it is a thorny issue…We would have to pay our priests well over 6 figures today..
I would be interested in knowing how the Eastern rites address this?